OPEN WORKSHOPS are FREE of charge! Each class will be task-specific, and you now have a four-hour window (11:00 am - 3:00 pm) in which you can receive instruction. We want to make this as easy as possible for you to keep your own bonsai healthy! Open Classes also give you the freedom to receive instruction without the restriction of a rigid start time, or if you only have a limited time to spend at Garland you are still welcome to come and learn. These free classes include instruction and guidance only; you will need to provide or purchase your own supplies such as plants, pots, soil, wire, and tools. Or, you can just observe if you want to.
Bring in your indoor bonsai on June 29th and Dick will be there to assist you from 11-3.
On any of Dick's days at Garland please feel free to come in for help with any bonsai project. We want to help you grow healthy bonsai so bring it in for assistance. He is available from 10am to 5pm.
Dick is a master gardener, past president of the Willamette Valley Bonsai Society and has been a judge for Bonsai at the Oregon State Fair since 2005. He planted his first tree in 1958. It died. He planted another which lived and he was hooked. Dick did Bonsai on and off for 10 years until 1993. Since then, Bonsai has been a constant and pleasant reward. He has been at Wee Tree Farms most weekends for the last four years giving advice and presenting Bonsai demos.